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State Highlights

Idaho

Monitor

Adult Current Cigarette/Smokeless Tobacco Use

In Idaho, the percentage of adults (ages 18+) who currently smoke cigarettes was 17.2% in 2011. Across all states and D.C., the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults ranged from 11.8% to 29.0%. Idaho ranked 6th among the states.

The percentage of adults who currently use smokeless tobacco was 4.8% in 2011. Across all states and D.C., the prevalence ranged from 1.4% to 9.8%. Idaho ranked 32nd among the states.

Youth Current Cigarette/Smokeless Tobacco/Cigar Use

In Idaho, the percentage of youth in grades 9–12 who currently smoke cigarettes was 14.3% in 2011. The range across 44 states was 5.9% to 24.1%. Idaho ranked 11th among 44 states.

The percentage of youth who currently use smokeless tobacco was 9.0% in 2011. The range across 40 states was 3.5% to 16.9%. Idaho ranked 22nd among 40 states.

The percentage of youth who currently smoke cigars was 11.0% in 2011. The range across 37 states was 5.0% to 18.3%. Idaho ranked 6th among 37 states.

The percentage of youth who currently use tobacco (i.e., cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and/or cigars) was 19.7% in 2011. The range across 36 states was 7.8% to 31.9%. Idaho ranked 8th among 36 states.

Past-Year Cigarette Initiation

In 2008–2009, of all Idaho youth ages 12–17 who had never smoked, 6.1% smoked a cigarette for the first time in the past year. This ranked 29th in the nation, with a range of 3.3%–9.2% among the states.

Of all young adults ages 18–25 who had never smoked, 7.7% smoked a cigarette for the first time in 2008–2009. This ranked 21st in the nation, with a range of 4.2%–14.7% among the states.

Protect

Adult Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

Among all adults, the percentage who reported being exposed to secondhand smoke within the past 7 days was lower in Idaho than in the nation overall. In 2009–2010, overall exposure to secondhand smoke in Idaho was 42.1%, ranking 10th among the states.

Adults were exposed to secondhand smoke in various locations. The table shows the percentage of Idaho adults who reported any exposure, as well as exposure in their home, in a vehicle, or in indoor or outdoor areas at work or public places in the past 7 days.

Opinions about Smoking in the Workplace

Smoke-Free Home Rules

In 2009–2010, 91.2% of adults in Idaho reported that their homes had smoke-free home rules, ranking 2nd among the states. The percentage of homes without smoke-free home rules with children living in them was 31.1%, ranking 22nd among the states.

Adults Who Made a Quit Attempt in the Last Year

Quitline Utilization

In 2010, the Idaho quitline received 2,945 calls, and 1,656 tobacco users (an estimated 0.8% of all tobacco users in the state) received telephone counseling, cessation medications, or both from the state quitline.

Medicaid Coverage for Counseling and Medications

In 2010, Idaho's Medicaid program provided incomplete coverage through Medicaid for tobacco-dependence treatment. Idaho provided full coverage for all nicotine replacement therapies, full coverage for varenicline, full coverage for bupropion, and no coverage for counseling (individual or group).

Warn

Tobacco Counter-Marketing Media Intensity

CDC Best Practices recommendations translate into an average quarterly exposure of 1,200 general audience gross rating points (GRPs) and 800 youth target rating points (TRPs) in effective anti-tobacco media campaigns. Idaho had an average of 139.8 general audience GRPs and 27.5 youth TRPs per quarter in television advertising supporting tobacco control messages in 2010.

Knowledge of the Dangers of Tobacco

In Idaho, 69.3% of adults thought that breathing smoke from other people's cigarettes or other tobacco products is very harmful to one's health in 2009–2010. Additionally, 89.3% thought that cigarette smoking is very addictive.

Over-the-Counter Retail Licensure

As of June 30, 2012, Idaho required all establishments selling cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products over-the- counter to be licensed. Nationally, 37 states required over-the-counter licensure for cigarettes, 29 of which also have a requirement for smokeless tobacco, with various renewal frequencies, fees and penalties for violations.

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Amount of Tobacco Product Excise Tax

As of June 30, 2012, the excise tax on cigarettes in Idaho was $0.57 per pack, ranking 42nd among the states. The tax on cigars was 40% of the wholesale sales price per cigar, and for little cigars the tax was 40% of the wholesale sales price per pack of 20. The tax on smokeless tobacco was also 40% of the wholesale sales price.

Price Paid for Last Cigarettes Purchased

In Idaho, 64.5% of adult smokers bought their last cigarettes by the pack, and 35.5% bought them by the carton in 2009–2010. The average price that Idaho smokers reported paying for their last pack of cigarettes was $4.54 in 2009–2010; the range among states was $7.98 to $4.04. The average price that Idaho smokers reported paying for their last carton of cigarettes was $35.17 in 2009-2010; the range among 45 states with valid data was $64.45 to $30.46.